Word Cloud

This was great!! I will definitely be using this!! The word cloud I created for this post was a demonstration of how sight words look to struggling students.....well, any words for that matter!
http://screencast.com/t/gMz9lQ2v1w5

Jing Image

Ok, this was a little challenging! I couldn't get Jing to put an arrow in, but I'm going to 'play' more over the next few days.  I am a reading/math interventionist, so I chose an image of a web site that allows my students to see where they are supposed to go online to find the story we are reading for the day.


http://screencast.com/t/60HpnUfl1u4

I wasn't sure if we were supposed to answer the 5 questions now, but I think we are just supposed to be able to answer them for oue quiz? Guess I'll find out!

Picasso....Melissa Style

This was a little interesting....I actually made 3 pictures. The first one was OK, but it was blah...I didn't realize until I viewed the gallery that I could add color. The second one got lost somehow...I moved my cursor and it magically disappeared! By the third time, I got it right! And this is what I ended up with...

created on: http://www.picassohead.com/create.html

Snipping

It took me a few minutes to figure out where to click so that I could create a shortcut on my desktop, but I finally got it done.  This will be very nuseful when I have to do trianings for teachers. The artifact that I chose to practice on is our course activities. Here it is:

Browsers, add-on, & standards-Oh, my!

I have mostly used Internet Explorer as my browser.  I tried to use Foxfire for awhile, but I was so used to Explorer that I switched back.  I kept seeing things about 'add-ons', but never really understood what they were.  I now know that they are enhancements to the browser and allow for expansions and better functionality to your browser. 
I have never had a problem installing add-ons at home.  I have add-on from the following companies: Diigo, shockwave flash, Adobe, McAfee, HP, Microsoft, Skype, and Java.  They all installed very easily as I stated.  On my work computer, we are not allowed to install anything.  We have to contact the technologies people and wait for them to show up and install them.  There are 2 people responsible for 8 schools and the board offices....not worth waiting for them!!
I think that add-ons connect to all 5 of the ISTE NETS T standards.  Add-ons allow for teachers to facilitate student learning by increasing the ability of the browser to function and expand as needed.

Diigo....way cool!

I am very impressed with Diigo! The three "selling points" were research and community, connecting and engaging with others/friends, and the ability to have personalized recommendations based on what we have bookmarked. 
The Web 2.0 was less clear based on the video...if I understood it correctly, it is just the web upgraded.  It allows for sharing and collaboration that wasn't available before.  It also allows for more designing by the user.
Social bookmarking is tagging a website and saving it for later to the web.  This makes them easier to share with friends.
I am looking forward to exploring this "new" tool.  I know it probably isn't new to most people, but remember I am, to say the least, not technologically savy!

All About Me

I am trying to post, but I can't seem to access it...? I'm not sure what I am doing wrong, so I'll try again.

I have been married for almost 16 years and have 2 children, one boy and one girl. They keep me very busy. I am also employed as a Title I teacher (read this as a reading and math interventionist).  That is how I came to be in this class. I have to pursue a reading specialist certificate in order to keep my job!

I look forward to learning a lot thru this class...I remember when there was no internet and personal computers were just coming into homes!

Technology scares me!!